Friday, February 11, 2011

Marketing Virtual Services

Friday February 4, 2011 2:10pm
Christy Giesler, Teen Services Librarian, Kitchener PL;
Cecile Farnum, Ryerson University;
Liz Dobson, Librarian, Centennial College

Pretty traditional approaches, generally, e.g. mandatory training of all staff, mention in publications, post in library, etc.

Ideas:
  • barrier free library cards: give out cards on the spot. If old cards had fines, forgive the fines
  • MP3 players to borrow and try
  • booth with products at Word on the Street -- to promote download*Library
Contemporary marketing trends -- can these be used for virtual services
  • embedded testimonials .e.g. on facebook
  • importance of brand
  • profiling of customers --> customized promotions
  • dynamic pricing online -- based on profile of person coming in (used in airline flights)


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